Cartridge receptacle or belt.



W. C. FISHER. CARTRIDGE RECEPTACLE OR BELT. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8.1916.. 1209,136. Patented Dec. 19,1916.

UhllTFiD snares PATENT WILLIAM C. FISHER, OF MIDDLETO'WN, CONNECTICUT,ASSIGNOR TO THE RUSSELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 0F MIDDLETOWN,CONNECTICUT.

CARTRIDGE RECEPTACLE OR BELT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Application filed June 8, 1916. Serial No. 102,432.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. FISHER, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Middletown, in thecounty of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Cartridge Receptacles or Belts; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same. 7

This invention relates to improvements in cartridge receptacles or beltsand more particularly to the pocket construction, one object of theinvention being to so construct a woven fabric cartridge belt that itsoutwardly projecting pockets shall be provided without the necessity forand the expense incident to the weaving of the pockets integral with thebody fabric of the belt as heretofore proposed.

A further object is to so construct a woven fabric cartridge belt thatits cost of manufacture shall be reduced to a minimum without sacrificeof strength and efficiency.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter set forth and pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a diagrammatical view; Fig. 2is a perspective view of the woven blank, and Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview, partly in section showing a set of connected pockets.

1 represents a woven fabric blank which will be of sufficient length toprovide a belt of standard size, and have a width about double that of acartridge belt as now commonly employed. One half 2 of this blank abovethe longitudinal center line thereof, is woven flat while the portion 3of the blank at the other side of or below the center line is woven withsuch fullness that when the blank is folded upon itself on said cenforline and stitched transversely at intervals, as at 4, pockets 5 will beformed which will project outwardly only from the flat woven or bodyportion 2 of the belt.

Tn providing the necessary fullness in the portion 3 of the blank, I mayemploy more material in the warp threads for said portion 3 than for theflat portion 2 of the blank and during the process of Weaving of theblank, a comb may be employed to gather and hold the material of theportion 3, so that a greater length of fabric will be woven 1n saidportion 3 than in the portion 2 of the blank,such excess of length ofthe fabric of the portion 3 over the length of fabric woven in theportion 2 of the blank causing the portion 3 to bulge outwardly. Inorder that the bulged portion 3 may be approximately the same in textureas the portion 2, I may insert at intervals, filler threads 6 whichextend only from the center line to the free edge of the portion 3 ofthe blank as indicated in F ig. 1. Instead of employing supplementalfiller threads 6 for the purpose above stated, I may use more or largerwarp threads in the portion 3 of the blank than in the portion 2.

Before folding the blank as above mentioned to form the pocketed belt, Imay secure a reinforcing strip 7 to said blank lengthwise thereof, sothat it Will extend appreciable distances laterally in both directionsfrom the center line of the blank. The strip 7 may be stitched orotherwise secured to the blank and it may consist of woven fabric or ofwoven fabric having metal reinforcement. When the blank is now foldedupon itself and stitched to form the pockets as previously explained andindicated in Fig. 3 the strip 7 will constitute reinforcement for thebottoms of the pockets.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A plurality of connected cartridge pockets comprising woven fabrichaving fullness in one portion thereof and folded upon itself andsecured transversely at intervals, forming a plurality of pockets havingflat back portions and outwardly bulged front portions.

2. A cartridge receptacle comprising a Woven blank having a fullness atone side of the center thereof and folded on said center line, andfastening means securing the front part having the fullness therein tothe flat back portion, forming a receptacle.

3. A cartridge receptacle comprising a piece of woven fabric having aportion at one side of its center woven fiat and a part at the otherside of the center woven with a fullness, said fabric piece having thetwo parts thereof disposed one in front of the proximately one halfCopies of this'patent may be obtained for posed in front of the flatportion of the piece, and means securing the two parts of the fabricpiece to form a receptacle having a reinforced bottom. Y

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof tWo subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM C. FISHER. Witnesses R. S. FERGUSON, R. M. PARKER.

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